Keith,

ISP's tend to restrict the volume (bytes) of messages stored on their
servers. As that maximum is reached, a First-In, First-Out process occurs
and oldest files are deleted to make room for newer ones.

In the case of "text" groups like this one, as each message is relatively
tiny, it means that they can be retained for a relatively long time, giving
folks like you and me the opportunity to go back and look for older
information. In the case of a binaries group, the files are typically quite
large - except of course for the "nice photo" comments - so the life of a
single post is quite short.

Some ISP's treat binaries groups differently, clearing out files based upon
how long they've been on the server, not just on the size limitation.
Either way, the images are fairly short-lived.

Refraining from posting binaries to test-only newsgroups is a matter of
common courtesy. There is no law that says one cannot do so, but it shows
disrespect for other participants who may wish to look at older messages.
Think of it as a "societal norm" of the online community. Personally, I
check the groups several times a day, so it would have little impact on me,
but there are some that only log on at weekends, and they might miss
messages that had been "pushed off" the list by the large files. (By the
way, on binaries groups - I'll use a.b.p.o as my example - there is
something of a norm about file size, so most of us try to remember to keep
files to a "lowest common denominator" in terms of image dimensions,
resolution (pixels per inch), and color depth (bits per pixel) so that the
images aren't as fleeting, and are easily seen by others without the need
for extra software.)

If you cannot get binaries newsgroups through your current ISP, there are
several free ISP's out there, and for a nominal fee you can subscribe to
services such as Giganews, which has thousands of newsgroups.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"keith" wrote in message
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sorry i don't get your point?why not just attach here whats the problem
seems easier & more straight forward to me & i cant get alt binaries
orchid
pics on my server ive tried.
thanks keith
ps feel free to give me more info why not attach here?
"Reka" wrote in message
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"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Weed. It is a dicot. Not an orchid. Sorry. To the other
question,
orchids do self seed sometimes. It isn't a common occurance. Before
science caught up to orchids, growers would attempt to germinate
orchid
seeds at the base of established plants. And they must have been at
least somewhat successful, or we wouldn't have had any hybrids before
the advent of orchid flasking. Now we grow 99.999999999% of orchid
seed
in flasks.

P.S. This is not a binaries newsgroup. Please post pics to
alt.binaries.pictures.orchids.
Don't worry, we all do it by mistake once in a while, since the names of
the
posters on both groups are almost identical. :-)
--
Reka
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the
subject."
--Winston Churchill


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